"Everyone wants to look like Taylor Swift, so they go buy the brand new boots and their whole trip is ruined," said Vanderbilt LifeFlight Public Affairs manager Jerry Jones.

Jones recommends breaking in your new boots at home and not pounding the pavement of Lower Broadway. To avoid blisters, wear comfortable shoes, because there's plenty of walking all around Nashville during the festival.

(L to R) Gina Jaimez, Crissa Poindexter and Brittney Rodgers cheer as Old Dominion takes the Riverfront Stage on the first day of CMA Fest 2017, on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Nashville.
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A large group from the MuttNation Foundation walk over the John Seigenthaler pedestrian bridge from Nissan Stadium on their way to the Chevrolet Park State on the first day of CMA Fest 2017, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Nashville.
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Mason Huff, 8, looks over the front barrier to watch Old Dominion performs on the Riverfront Stage on the first day of CMA Fest 2017, on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Nashville.
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Matthew Ramsey, the lead singer of Old Dominion, left and Brad Tursi, right on guitar with Old Dominion perform with their band on the Riverfront Stage on the first day of CMA Fest 2017, on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Nashville.
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The Antioch High School Marching band gets in place to play the National Anthem before Old Dominion performs on the Riverfront Stage on the first day of CMA Fest 2017, on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Nashville.
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Leslie Connors waits behind a fence to get into the Riverfront Stage venue, after security closed the gates due to overcrowding on the first day of CMA Fest 2017, on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Nashville.
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Matthew Ramsey, the lead singer of Old Dominion toasts the audience as he performs on the Riverfront Stage on the first day of CMA Fest 2017, on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Nashville. HELEN COMER/Tennessean.com